Fountain-penholder.



' No. 669,592. Patented Mar. l2, I901.

P. C. PLASTERER.

FOUNTAIN PEN HOLDER. (Appliation filed May 13, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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.ing drawings, and to the letters of reference .shall be securely fixedin the desired position NiTED TATES FURL O. PLASTERER, OF INDIANAPOLIS,INDIANA.

FOUNTAIN-PENHOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Eatent No. 669,592, dated March12, 1901.

Application filed May 13. 1898- Be it known that I, FURL G. PLASTERER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county ofMarion and State of Indiana, have invented certain pew and usefulImprovements in Fonntai'n-Penholders; and I do declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanymarked thereon, which forma part of this specification.

My invention relates to holders for writingpens; and it consists in afount or ink-reservoir constructed in a novel manner as a permanent partof the penholder proper and designed to coact with any form of penapplied to the holder, providing a fount which may be used permanentlyand adapted to be quickly cleansed, while the pen may be renewedindefinitely, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Penholders as commonly constructed are stem or handle is connected, anda shorter tubular portion secured within the other and between which twothe pen-shank is inserted. These tubes are inade in various sizesdiametrically. Ink-founts have been made so as to be attachable to theholder, which was usually accomplished by means of a ferrule or thimbleformed integrally with the fount and adapted to be sprung over theexterior of the holder, so that the amount of metal required to formsuch a ferrule was quite equal or greater than that required for makingthe fount itself, which inthe aggregate was too expensive for generaladoption in cheap articles of this description. Besides this objectionthe ferrule in practice did not fit closely to the holder, so that itwas difficult to locate the fount in a proper position and so that itwould not be loose.

It is my object to improve the construction of such penholders andfounts, so that the latter may be applied to the holder when the same isconstructed and in a cheap manner, whereby the additional metal for itssupport may be dispensed with, and so that the fount Serial No. 680,608.No model.

and yet be capable of adjustment to suit pens of various lengths and ofdiffering forms.

A further object is to provide that the fount be sensitive, so that inthe act of writing the desired quivering may be produced, so that theink may flow freely therefrom.

These objects are fully attained in my invention, which is, furthermore,durable and economical in use.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 represents a front view of a holderin which a pen is inserted, illustrating the type to which my fount ismore particularly adapted, as well as to other forms; Fig. 2, a rearview showing my fount in position; Fig. 3, a side view; Fig. 4, alongitudinal central sectional view; Fig. 5, a front view of the fountdetached from the holder; Fig. 6, a plan view of the plate from whichthe fount and its support is formed; Fig. 7, an edge View of the plate;Fig. 8, a side View of the fount and its support, and Fig. 9 an end viewof the fount and its support.

In carrying out my invention I make use of any suitable form of tube Aand stem or handle a, the tube being adapted to receive and support theoutside of a pen in its lower end b, and the necessary support for theunder side of the pen-shank to force it against the tube and retain itis most cheaply provided by utilizing the part which supports the fountand connects it to the holder. This is accomplished by stamping out aplate having a rectangular portion G, a neck H, and a trowelshaped endI, and then forming it in suitable machines to form a concavo-convex orspoon shaped ink-fount D and tube B havinga slit it, while the neck H,which is flat, is bent over the end of the tube toward the slit, as atE, and with an acute angle 6, bringing it close to the pen-shank, so asto not be obstructive. Then diverging to the bendt'the neck or shank Fforms a sensitive support for the fount, the concave face of which ispresented when mounted toward the under or concave side of the pen,providing a pocket in which a large quantity of ink is retained, butreadily given off as the pen is manipulated. The tubular portion B isinserted into the tube A a suitable distance and permanently secured byany suitable means, as by a rivet or byapunched indentu re 11. Thepoints d then spring against the inner surfaces of the pen-shank, whichis proper action of the fount. I therefore do 33' inserted between themand the end b of the tube A. The pens of whatever style desired havingthe usual type of shank may be inserted into the holder or withdrawn atwill without disturbing the fount, and an obvious advantage is attainedin providing for thoroughly cleansing the fount,whicl1 may be donedaily, particularly when steel pens are used, which are usuallydiscarded after a days use. The neck F is designed to be sufficientlysensitive 'so that it shall permit the fount to vibrate slightly orquiver when in operation,

which is essential in a perfectly-designed fount of this character, andit may also be readily bent slightly to adapt the fount to fit beneathany of the various types of pens of either gold or other composition.

By reason of the angles a and t' the relative length of the shank F mayby bending be varied to better accommodate the fouut to various lengthsof pens, so that the lower end of the fount shall be conveniently closeto the point of the pen. The fount D may be provided withlongitudiually-disposed' corrugations, if desired.

I am aware that the outer and inner tubes secured together to form apen-holder are old and that variously-formed ink-founts carried bythimbles or ferrules attachable to the holder have been used, but to alimited extent, owing to their extra cost and the fact 4 that they canseldom be attached so as to fit snugly in the position necessary toinsure not claim such construction broadly. By the manner in which Iconstruct and form the inner tube and fount in one piece integrally thefount is cheaply made and is securely supported in a fixed position,which, however, may be quickly adjusted positively to adapt it to thepen by elongating or contracting the neck or by slightly twisting it.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The herein-described pen-fountain having the acute-angled portion 6disposed so as to be adjacent the under side of the pen-shank, theport-ion E extending from said portion 6 to the fount-support, theportion F extending from said portion e to the fount, and also havingthe acute-angled portion bent in a reverse direction to said portion e,as shown.

' 2. The herein-described pen-fountain having the supporting-tubeslitted and normally pressing outwardly against the wall of the outerpen-holding tube, and also having the neck portion E extending from saidsupporting-tube toward the under side of' the penshank and the portion Fextending thence to the fount-, snbstantially as shown.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PURL C. PLASTERER. Witnesses:

WM. H. PAYNE, E. T. SILvIUs.

